Sportsbet has opened a suite of novelty markets for the Spring Carnival and Victoria is favourite to take home the coveted Fashions On The Field prize.
- Victoria heads betting, in the women’s event on $3.50, ahead of New South Wales ($4.00) and Queensland.
- A Victorian male is also $3.00 win the men’s section.
- TV ratings will be high for the great race and an audience of between 1,500,001 and 2,000,000 is the $2.00 favourite.
- A temperature of 19.0 to 19.9 celsius is the favourite way at $2.50 and over 22 degrees is $8.00.
- The attendance record of 122,736 appears safe with $12 on offer for it to be broken.
- The racecourse to run out of beer is $51 and the barriers to fail to open for the Cup is $31.
“The fashion stakes is just as important to many racegoers as the actual Melbourne Cup. Who knows how the weather will play, so hometown advantage is a big factor here when choosing an outfit,’’ said sportsbet.com.au’s Will Byrne.
Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
Melbourne Cup TV Ratings
$16 Over 2,500,000
$4.50 2,000,001 to 2,500,000
$2.00 1,500,001 to 2,000,000
$3.00 1,000,001 to 1,500,000
$12 1,000,000 or under
Melbourne Cup Attendance
$12 New record (Over 122,736)
$10 110,001 to 122,736
$4.50 100,001 to 110,000
$2.00 90,001 to 100,000
$3.50 90,000 and under
Womens Racewear – FotF State of Winner
$3.50 Victoria
$4.00 New South Wales
$4.50 Queensland
$5.00 South Australia
$7.50 Western Australia
$10 Tasmania
Mens Racewear – FotF State of Winner
$3.00 Victoria
$3.50 New South Wales
$4.78 Queensland
$6.50 South Australia
$8.00 Western Australia
$12 Tasmania
Melbourne Cup Day Specials
$31 Barriers to fail to open for the Melbourne Cup Race
$51 Flemington Racecourse to Run out of Beer on Melbourne Cup Day
Melbourne Cup Temperature
$8.00 22.0 and Over
$6.50 20.0 to 21.9 celsius
$2.50 19.0 to 19.9 celsius
$3.50 18.0 to 18.9 celsius
$5.50 16.0 to 17.9 celsius
$8.00 Under 16.0 celsius
